uptake and crimes that we have seen, and some of our cities around the country, including my hometown ischicago, violent crime substantially lower today than it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago or 30 years ago. over the last four-fighters, we have seen violent crime rates that we are not seeing since the 1960's. that is not an accident. that is in part because police departments around the country have gotten really smart about preventing crimes. communitiesing with in all kinds of ways. we can build on that progress. but it is going to require us to do exactly what you are doing today which is trying to cure out how we can work together to ensure that our police department in our communities are aligned in what we all want which is families that are safe, people abiding by the law, making sure that our kids are growing up an environment where they can go to school and get an education and get a job and raise families of their own without fearing that somehow they're going to be struck down harassed, title drugs to buy somebody who is intent on breaking the law. this is the fourth of a series of